US-based McDonald’s plans to stop using eggs from chickens raised in cages in the US and Canada over the ten years. This may leave a major impact on the egg industry given that the restaurant chain annually uses two billion eggs in ...
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong has imposed a ban on poultry meat imports from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam over bird flu outbreak. This comes after the World Organisation for ...
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The Chinese fairy tale figure Madam White Snake is back again, this time in two very different guises. The first is in the time-honored way in which audiences are used to seeing it, and the other in a very contemporary form. The first ...
Cargill has entered into an agreement with Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe III in order to acquire EWOS, a global leader in salmon nutrition for 1.35 Euro bn. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected ...
“Stackable plush is the hottest new collectible, and we are so excited to introduce these adorable, Stackins pets to fans,” commented Kathy Hawk, vice president, Marketing, Funrise. Funrise Toys has launched its collectible ...
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The international market is proving such a successful revenue for the firm, that it is projected to account for a third of Kids@Play’s turnover by next year. Kids@Play is celebrating a 35 per cent year-on-year growth with further ...
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The European Commission will extend the safety net measures for dairy, fruit and vegetables sectors into 2016, in order to support farmers most affected by the Russian ban. The measures for fruit and vegetables, including peaches and ...
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The European Commission will extend safety net measures for the dairy, fruit and vegetables sectors till next year to support farmers most affected by the Russian ban. The ban by Russia on agricultural imports including fruit, vegetables, ...
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Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative will build a $62m turkey processing facility in Hinton, a move that creates new jobs. The expansion will increase the company's poultry production by over 45% to cater to the increasing consumer demand ...
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US-based food company Beyond Meat has made a plant-based sausage pizza, under a partnership with Daiya Foods. The new Supreme Pizza is made with Beyond Meat's gourmet meatless sausage made out of pea protein and Daiya's dairy-free ...
Virginia Tech is set to launch a new $14m Dairy Science Complex located at Kentland Farm in Montgomery County, Virginia, US. The new facility has been designed to further Virginia Tech's dairy science program. Featuring latest ...
Renaissance BioScience, a subsidiary of Renaissance Ingredients, has filed a provisional application for patent of its non-GMO acrylamide-reducing (AR) baker’s yeast. The move follows over 20 years of company's research in the ...
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Perdue Farms is growing over 50% of its chickens without using antibiotics of any kind, including human or animal, a move that comes after the company stopped using human antibiotics in chicken production. The human antibiotics are either ...
Canada-based dairy alternatives producer Daiya Foods has launched Cheezy Mac, a dairy-free product with the taste of America's mac and cheese. Said to be the first-of-its-kind gluten and soy-free alternative, the product will be offered ...
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The inventor has launched a Kickstarter project to funds his range of Puzzi Puzzles, featuring quirky connectors, such as animal or number shapes. A toy inventor is looking to rejuvenate the hobby sector with a new collection of titles ...
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